Phil Mickelson is our No. 2 Player to Watch in 2014 (particularly one week in mid-June). Read why: #PGA…

Phil Mickelson's 2014 season can be summed up in one word: Pinehurst. That's where his litany of near-misses at the U.S. Open began in 1999 and where -- if there's any poetic justice in this world -- Mickelson will complete the career Grand Slam. Since losing to Payne Stewart that day at Pinehurst No. 2, Mickelson has gone on to post five more runner-up finishes at the U.S. Open, most recently last year at Merion when he owned the third-round lead but bogeyed three of his last six holes to fall two shots shy of the long-awaited victory. A month later, though, Mickelson turned the tables and birdied three of his last six holes at Muirfield to win The Open Championship, the major most people thought he was least likely to win, to set the stage for high drama at Pinehurst. The five-time major champion has hinted he will cut his schedule back a little in 2014 to make sure he i...